Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic, most educational institutions have opted for online education rather than traditional modes of education to protect their employees and students. Online education has been gaining momentum in almost all countries around the world. This coincides with the recently introduced competency-based medical education in India which has embraced online education. This poses a new challenge for the institutions involved, the instructors or teachers, and the students since they must adapt quickly to the new mode of learning. Online education requires teachers to improve their competency in three major areas; pedagogy, technology, and content knowledge. Some of the challenges include; lack of technological skill, poor time management and lack of infrastructure. As technology rapidly advances, health care education systems must also advance in tandem. To implement the new competency-based system and online education, the institutions and the individuals must realize the importance of online education, identify the barriers and quickly work on solutions for success.
Methods: This review was conducted based on various research papers on the topic of online medical education, the challenges faced by faculty members, and the opinion of students on this dilemma. Search terms included online medical education, COVID19, competency-based medical education.
Conclusion: This review identified various challenges posed by online education on the current medical curriculum, faced by both faculty members and students, especially under the light of the Competency-Based Undergraduate Curriculum for Indian Graduates. Different solutions were proposed to overcome these challenges.

Keywords: online medical education, COVID-19, competency-based medical education


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印度的在线医学教育——COVID-19 时代的不同挑战和可能的解决方案

介绍：在 COVID-19 大流行期间，大多数教育机构选择了在线教育而不是传统的教育模式来保护他们的员工和学生。在线教育在世界上几乎所有国家都获得了发展势头。这与印度最近引入的以能力为基础的医学教育相吻合，该教育已经接受了在线教育。这对相关机构、教师或教师以及学生提出了新的挑战，因为他们必须迅速适应新的学习模式。在线教育需要教师在三大方面提升能力；教学法、技术和内容知识。一些挑战包括；缺乏技术技能、时间管理不善和缺乏基础设施。随着技术的飞速发展，保健教育系统也必须齐头并进。要实施新的基于能力的体系和在线教育，机构和个人必须认识到在线教育的重要性，找出障碍并迅速制定成功的解决方案。
方法：本次审查是根据关于在线医学教育主题的各种研究论文、教师面临的挑战以及学生对这一困境的看法进行的。搜索词包括在线医学教育、COVID19、基于能力的医学教育。
结论：本综述确定了在线教育对教职员工和学生所面临的当前医学课程构成的各种挑战，尤其是在针对印度毕业生的基于能力的本科课程的背景下。提出了不同的解决方案来克服这些挑战。

关键词：在线医学教育，COVID-19，基于能力的医学教育